When the selectivity is way up front, the later stages introduce their
own broad band noise, all the way to the audio output amp, and digital
artifacts from DSP contribute a lot to that. Many a receiver can be
helped by a passive low pass filter on the speaker or headphones. One I
developed years ago is at:
http://www.geraldj.networkiowa.com/papers/speakerfilter.pdf It has
selectable cut off frequencies but it adds virtually no noise in the
stop band. It improves even the Corsair II.
73, Jerry, K0CQ
On 12/17/2010 7:34 PM, Paul DeWitte wrote:
I think that Mike Bryce asked a legitimate question about the Eagle.
I do not think that he went far enough with his question.
One of the reasons that I like my Corsair II is the quiet receiver. How does
the Eagle compare to the other radios mentioned by Mike?
I have had several people tell me that their K3 is fatiguing to listen to.
If the Eagle is in the same boat, it would not be a bargain at any price.
Close in dynamic range is only part of the equasion.
Rob Sherwood told me that his favorite radio is an IC 781. I was under the
impression that it is his main radio. That was a couple of years ago so may
be different now.
Just my opinion
73 Paul K9OT
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